Hawthorne-based SpaceX fired a new GPS satellite into orbit on behalf of the US military on Wednesday, Jan. 18, continuing an effort to bolster the constellation of global positioning and navigation ...

(WHTM) Global Positioning by Satellite (GPS) is so thoroughly embedded in our lives that it’s hard to imagine the technology has existed for less than 50 years. On July 19, 1977, the first GPS ...

Cape Canaveral, Florida — SpaceX launched the latest in a series of more powerful Global Positioning System navigation satellites Wednesday, continuing a U.S. Space Force fleet-wide upgrade to provide ...

May 30 (UPI) --On Friday, SpaceX launched an advanced GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. A Falcon 9 rocket was used to put the GPS III SV-08 ...

Exelis (NYSE: XLS) successfully completed factory acceptance testing for the Global Positioning System (GPS) III navigation payload simulator software. Developed by Exelis, the software will simulate ...

SpaceX launched a next-gen GPS satellite into orbit for use by the U.S. military The company has plans for additional launches in 2023 Within the space exploration sector, there are a handful of ...

(TNS) — The Pentagon launched its first experimental navigation satellite in nearly 50 years, aiming to test out new technology that could shape future military GPS programs. United Launch Alliance's ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch a GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force on May 30 from Cape Canaveral. This mission marks a quicker turnaround time for GPS III launches, ...

A rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, is on the horizon — and when this “so Florida” thing occurs, it's very Instagram-worthy. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will potentially launch a GPS satellite ...

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 17, 2006 — A Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II launch vehicle today successfully delivered to orbit a replenishment Block IIR Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite for the U.S. Air Force.